trumps
Example Sentences
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When allegiance to power trumps commitment to principles, tech leaders shouldn’t be surprised when both users and history hold them accountable.
From Salon
In Wiggle Room, the distinction between dancers and non-dancers dissolves and the inner child guides the way — instinct trumps technique.
From Los Angeles Times
What progressive champions of blind auditions didn’t notice until recently is that the practice, sound or not, is rooted in the principle that merit trumps identity.
If the beneficiaries named on an account are not the same as those named in the will, the former trumps the latter.
From MarketWatch
"The vast majority of tumor mortality is still due to metastases, and it almost trumps us working in difficult-to-reach cancers, such as melanoma and pancreatic cancer."
From Science Daily
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